Ergebnis für "Sinner" in Religiöse Studien

Was hält den Menschen in der modernen Gesellschaft davon ab, ein gutes und sinnvolles Leben zu leben? Ist es die Art und Weise, wie unsere spätmoderne Gesellschaft strukturiert ist? Sinn trotz allem vereint fünf Texte von Frankl, die zeigen, wie eine Antwortbeziehung des Menschen zur Welt sowie Sinn trotz allem möglich sind – auch unter den kapitalistischen und entfremdenden Bedingungen der Verfügbarmachung von Mensch und Welt.

Die Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens hat den Bestseller-Autor Manfred Lütz sein ganzes Leben lang umgetrieben. Der höchste Ausdruck von Sinn aber ist die Kunst. Und kaum ein Ort hat die größten Künstler der Welt wohl so angezogen wie Rom. Manfred Lütz kennt und liebt diese Stadt seit 50 Jahren, zwei Jahre hat er selbst dort gelebt.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a classic sermon by Jonathan Edwards, first delivered in Massachusetts in 1741. This rendition is beautifully narrated by John Potter.

A scientist and former evangelical argues that holding onto a belief in a literal, historical Adam has forced many Christians to reject science and become intellectually isolated from the modern world.

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan, is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. It was composed while Bunyan was serving a 12-year prison sentence in Bedford prison for preaching without a license, and was first published in 1666.

Jonathan Edwards, often referred to as America’s greatest theologian, lived from 1703-1758, and was used by God in the American Great Awakening. This sermon is taken from Romans 3:19, “That every mouth may be stopped.” Edwards carefully and methodically showed that God is perfectly just to punish sinners. He began with God’s infinite majesty, then showed man’s infinite guilt, made many applications, answered objections, and ended with words of encouragement to both the guilty sinner and the forgiven saint.

This is the quintessential hellfire and damnation sermon. It is one of the most important sermons ever preached in America and reportedly caused mass conversions and repentances during the "Great Awakening" back in 1741. The vivid imagery Edwards used reportedly made some of those who heard it tremble and cry out for mercy. It is an important piece of American Literature, even for those those who totally disagree with the author's view of God as vengeful, angry and a bit cruel.

The quintessential hellfire and damnation sermon that reportedly caused mass conversions and repentances. This used to be (and in some places still is) taught as part of the US high school American literature curriculum. Perhaps more controversial today than in 1741!

Samuel Rutherford (c. 1600 – 1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly. Rutherford has been described as a "prince of letter writers" and was also known for devotional works like Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself which discusses the mercy of God.

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is American’s greatest theologian and philosopher. One of the key figures in the ‘Great Awakening,’ he entered Yale at twelve and was Head Tutor at twenty-one. Edwards pastored congregations for over 30 years and earned a reputation as a consummate rhetorician...